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33 Wisdom is enshrined in an understanding heart;
    wisdom is not[a] found among fools.

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Footnotes

  1. 14:33 As in Greek and Syriac versions; Hebrew lacks not.

The tongue of the wise makes knowledge appealing,
    but the mouth of a fool belches out foolishness.

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Only a fool despises a parent’s[a] discipline;
    whoever learns from correction is wise.

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Footnotes

  1. 15:5 Hebrew father’s.

The lips of the wise give good advice;
    the heart of a fool has none to give.

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14 A wise person is hungry for knowledge,
    while the fool feeds on trash.

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22 Discretion is a life-giving fountain to those who possess it,
    but discipline is wasted on fools.

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Eloquent words are not fitting for a fool;
    even less are lies fitting for a ruler.

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10 A single rebuke does more for a person of understanding
    than a hundred lashes on the back of a fool.

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12 It is safer to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
    than to confront a fool caught in foolishness.

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